The History of World of Warcraft, Explained by Blizzard Entertainment

Game Director Ion Hazzikostas, Lead Gameplay Engineer Patrick Magruder, and Visual Development Supervisor Jimmy Lo tell the entire history of World of Warcraft to WIRED. This video touches upon major lore points from every expansion, but also explains major features added in every expansion.\r\rWhich was your favorite WoW expansion and feature described in this video?\r\r\r\rWe've compiled a series of guides aimed at players that have quit in past expansions, highlighting what features were introduced in that expansion and how that system has changed in 2018:\rWhat Changed Since Vanilla\rWhat Changed Since Burning Crusade\rWhat Changed Since Wrath of the Lich King\rWhat Changed Since Cataclysm\rWhat Changed Since Mists of Pandaria\rWhat Changed Since Warlords of Draenor\r\rWe also have a series of general guides highlighting what is still interesting to players in every continent, including leveling tips, secrets, raid entrances, and mounts to farm:\r\rVanilla WoW Guides\rBurning Crusade Outland Guides\rWrath Northrend Guides\rCataclysm Guides\rMists of Pandaria Guides\rWarlords of Draenor Guides\rLegion Guides\rBattle for Azeroth Overview

Comentarios

Comentario de Pupsader

on 2018-06-29T13:02:16-05:00

This is great, but why did they gloss over Vanilla? The character creation screen, the models, are all from the new engine and version of the game. They really should have used the old assets for that!

Comentario de Whiteultima

on 2018-06-29T13:03:49-05:00

Where did Ion get his t-shirt from? I want it!

Comentario de Uladentar

on 2018-06-29T13:05:08-05:00

"The History of WoW, Explained By Those Who Weren't There"\ror, better yet,\r"The History of WoW, Explained By Those Trying to Unwrite It"

Comentario de Selenddron

on 2018-06-29T13:07:58-05:00

That's from the Blizzcon store, got one myself when I went last year!

Comentario de Kahrgan

on 2018-06-29T13:09:27-05:00

"The History of WoW, Explained By Those Who Weren't There"\ror, better yet,\r"The History of WoW, Explained By Those Trying to Unwrite It"\r\rThis. Vanilla was a *!@# show, and they are trying to make it back into a %^&*show. Those who DONT think it was a &*!@show played a healing priest\/warrior\/rogue\/mage, and are way too nostalgic for their own good.

Comentario de Uladentar

on 2018-06-29T13:12:15-05:00

This. Vanilla was a *!@# show, and they are trying to make it back into a %^&*show. Those who DONT think it was a &*!@show played a healing priest\/warrior\/rogue\/mage, and are way too nostalgic for their own good.

More than anything, I was referring to the "High Elves Don't Exist" comment, and the fact that he's been trying to take away flying completely.

and the increasing feeling that it seems like he's never played WoW before.

Comentario de serra2

on 2018-06-29T13:14:52-05:00

Where did Ion get his t-shirt from? I want it!\r\rIT's currently on the Blizzard Gear shop

Comentario de Runicknight25

on 2018-06-29T13:19:39-05:00

Oh look one of worst developers explaining the history of the Game. Its funny how Ion Hazzikostas doesn't even know what alliance players want. Doesn't care for the story and even the general story of Warcraft at all.\r\rAll he cares about is horde bias agenda, no flyings, no fun creative content and just boring features like mission tables, and etc.

Comentario de Daillemand

on 2018-06-29T14:00:01-05:00

Oh look one of worst developers explaining the history of the Game. Its funny how Ion Hazzikostas doesn't even know what alliance players want. Doesn't care for the story and even the general story of Warcraft at all.\r\rAll he cares about is horde bias agenda, no flyings, no fun creative content and just boring features like mission tables, and etc.\r\rI'm Alliance player and i can tell you xhat i want : less whinning players like you.

Comentario de LeeBo68

on 2018-06-29T14:07:16-05:00

Very nice, thanks.

Comentario de thomaslvnv

on 2018-06-29T14:07:51-05:00

This is nice, nostalgic even.

Comentario de JolietJerry

on 2018-06-29T14:08:15-05:00

Oh look one of worst developers explaining the history of the Game. Its funny how Ion Hazzikostas doesn't even know what alliance players want. Doesn't care for the story and even the general story of Warcraft at all.\r\rAll he cares about is horde bias agenda, no flyings, no fun creative content and just boring features like mission tables, and etc.\r\rI'm Alliance player and i can tell you xhat i want : less whinning players like you.\r\rYou are a champion of the Light and I commend you.

Comentario de deathlavitz

on 2018-06-29T14:10:12-05:00

An interesting tale from one side.

Comentario de Xalea

on 2018-06-29T14:44:59-05:00

I can\u2019t stand looking at Ion or hearing him talk. He makes my skin crawl. That combined with how he\u2019s handled the game.. yeah not watching this.

Comentario de Soupguy

on 2018-06-29T15:14:53-05:00

I think Ion has parkinsons or something. He cant keep his head still while talking.

Comentario de Smabre

on 2018-06-29T15:28:58-05:00

Great video. Really helped me get through the last day of the work week.

Comentario de Natersmater

on 2018-06-29T16:17:52-05:00

\r\rThis. Vanilla was a *!@# show, and they are trying to make it back into a %^&*show. Those who DONT think it was a &*!@show played a healing priest\/warrior\/rogue\/mage, and are way too nostalgic for their own good.\r\rMore than anything, I was referring to the "High Elves Don't Exist" comment, .\r\rAt what point did he say that in the video? I didn't hear that anywhere...

Comentario de Uladentar

on 2018-06-29T17:12:37-05:00

At what point did he say that in the video? I didn't hear that anywhere...

Its something he said on a different video, one of the Q&A sessions. He stated that he didn't believe there were enough High Elves in game to form a race population. But of course, less than 100 renegade void researchers still make a faction. An elite force of light-forged warriors still make a faction.

His following message was along the lines that blood elves are high elves and that "The Horde is there for you" and that "we might, I don't know, add contacts or something eventually"

I believe he has no players' interests at heart, and his public relation skills only dig him into holes. Suggesting that all players play Horde for "almost High Elves"... He treats the playerbase like trash, with sarcastic, nasty language and brushing off our real questions.

But its not because he's Horde biased; he's been mucking up Horde lore since he took the job. He's taken Sylvanas past a point to which any redemption story for her would be absurd.

He tried to outright remove flying, but still managed to remove it from half of each expansion. Over half, really, since we will always return to a no-fly zone.